DEP: Temps, seas rising fastest in New Jersey
By JACK FICHTER/Sentinel staff TRENTON — A study conducted by the state Department of Environmental Protection found that New Jersey is warming and its seas are rising more quickly than the rest of the Northeast region and the world. According to a report of its findings, New Jersey has seen the evidence of climate change […]
Atlantic County COVID: 25-year-old dies, teens infected
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Atlantic County had a dozen new cases of COVID-19 reported Monday and no new fatalities from the coronavirus, but more county residents were infected and nine residents died – including a 25-year-old – from complications of the virus over the course of the past week. Those infected over the past week […]
GSP walkway between Upper Township, Somers Point opens
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel BEESLEYS POINT – An extraordinary view of Great Egg Harbor Bay that could once only be glimpsed can now be savored, as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority quietly unlocked the gates of a bike and pedestrian lane on the multimillion-dollar Garden State Parkway bridge. The 10-foot multiuse path was […]
American Legion Post in Tuckahoe awards first scholarships
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel PETERSBURG – On a hot, sunny afternoon, two Upper Township students ducked into the shade of a canopy outside Petersburg United Methodist Church to accept the first scholarships from the American Legion Aaron Wittkamp Coldwell Post 239 of Tuckahoe. The $750 scholarships went to a boy and a […]
COVID-19 cases rise a little among Cape May County residents, visitors
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Cape May County continues to show small numbers of COVID-19 cases and even more among non-residents visiting here. Health officials also reminded residents and visitors of the quarantine required of individuals traveling to New Jersey or returning from 19 states, including Delaware. Those individuals are advised […]
Governor Murphy says more people should get tested for COVID-19
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday again urged that residents of New Jersey get tested for COVID-19 so contact tracing can track new cases and prevent new flare-ups of the coronavirus. Just because other states are in the news now with outbreaks of COVID-19, he said, “doesn’t mean that testing is any […]
Face coverings required outdoors
Murphy said it applies when social distancing is not possible By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order today – July 8 – requiring the wearing of face coverings by everyone when they are in outdoor public spaces and social distancing is not practical. “This is absolutely vital when individuals find themselves […]
Kennedy wins congressional primary
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Amy Kennedy, of Brigantine, won the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District Tuesday, July 7. She easily outpolled the other four Democrats in the races, including her closest rival Brigid Callahan Harrison, of Longport, a political science professor who had been supported by the south Jersey Democratic machine and the […]
Somers Point adding attractions to bayfront district
Ocean City company renting watercraft, providing lessons, tours from Higbee Ave. marina By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff SOMERS POINT — The city is boosting offerings at its bayfront marina and beach with the addition of watercraft rentals, lessons and tours to its docking services. Last week, members of the city government gathered at the city’s […]